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Breaking: An 8-1 Smackdown in Fernandez v. United States — and Why Justice Jackson Keeps Dissenting Alone
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Breaking: An 8-1 Smackdown in Fernandez v. United States — and Why Justice Jackson Keeps Dissenting Alone

Supreme Court
Breaking: NRA, FPC, and SAF Sue Maryland Over Its Glock Ban — And the Legal Case Is Overwhelming
15:51

Breaking: NRA, FPC, and SAF Sue Maryland Over Its Glock Ban — And the Legal Case Is Overwhelming

District Court
Cornyn Is Gone — And the BSCA Betrayers Are Almost All Gone With Him
14:50

Cornyn Is Gone — And the BSCA Betrayers Are Almost All Gone With Him

Supreme Court
Breaking: The Supreme Court Just Built the Case for Nationwide Concealed Carry — in a Trucking Decision
17:39

Breaking: The Supreme Court Just Built the Case for Nationwide Concealed Carry — in a Trucking Decision

Supreme Court
House Democrats Want to Break You — A Memorial Day Warning
15:41

House Democrats Want to Break You — A Memorial Day Warning

Virginia Has Two Constitutions That Can Kill Its 'Assault Weapons' Ban — and the State One Goes Back to 1776
16:06

Virginia Has Two Constitutions That Can Kill Its 'Assault Weapons' Ban — and the State One Goes Back to 1776

Supreme Court
The Fifth Circuit Just Killed the Expert-Witness Shakedown — Posner's Legislative-Facts Rule Comes for the Second Amendment
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The Fifth Circuit Just Killed the Expert-Witness Shakedown — Posner's Legislative-Facts Rule Comes for the Second Amendment

Circuit Court
Breaking: SAF and FPC Just Petitioned SCOTUS on Sensitive Places — Here's the Full 2A Docket
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Breaking: SAF and FPC Just Petitioned SCOTUS on Sensitive Places — Here's the Full 2A Docket

Supreme Court
Republicans Hold the Georgia Supreme Court — and That Matters for the Second Amendment
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Republicans Hold the Georgia Supreme Court — and That Matters for the Second Amendment

State Court
The Fifth Circuit Just Ran Heller and Bruen Through a Ten Commandments Case — And Quoted Joseph Story
19:47

The Fifth Circuit Just Ran Heller and Bruen Through a Ten Commandments Case — And Quoted Joseph Story

Circuit Court
Bill Cassidy Loses His Primary — and the BSCA Betrayal Finally Gets Its Bill
19:50

Bill Cassidy Loses His Primary — and the BSCA Betrayal Finally Gets Its Bill

Supreme Court
Second Circuit Kills New York's 'Vampire Rule' — and Judge Menashi's Dissent Could Reshape the Parks Doctrine
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Second Circuit Kills New York's 'Vampire Rule' — and Judge Menashi's Dissent Could Reshape the Parks Doctrine

Circuit Court
Why the US Supreme Court Skipped AR-15s This Term — And Why It's Coming
19:52

Why the US Supreme Court Skipped AR-15s This Term — And Why It's Coming

Supreme Court
SCOTUS Kills Virginia's 10-1 Gerrymander — 9-0, Not a Single Dissent
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SCOTUS Kills Virginia's 10-1 Gerrymander — 9-0, Not a Single Dissent

State Supreme Court
Hoisted on Their Own Petard — How the Supreme Court's Mifepristone Stay Just Built the Case for Mailing Handguns
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Hoisted on Their Own Petard — How the Supreme Court's Mifepristone Stay Just Built the Case for Mailing Handguns

Supreme Court
Trump DOJ Expands DC Lawsuit — Now Targeting the Suppressor Ban Too
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Trump DOJ Expands DC Lawsuit — Now Targeting the Suppressor Ban Too

District Court
Virginia's Assault Weapons Ban Is Already Backfiring — Spanberger Just Put AR-15s on a Fast Track to SCOTUS
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Virginia's Assault Weapons Ban Is Already Backfiring — Spanberger Just Put AR-15s on a Fast Track to SCOTUS

District Court
Breaking: Why the Third Circuit Is Sitting on Cheeseman and Koons — They're Waiting on Wolford and Hemani
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Breaking: Why the Third Circuit Is Sitting on Cheeseman and Koons — They're Waiting on Wolford and Hemani

Federal Circuit Court
Breaking: Two Fronts Open Against Illegal Gun Registries — Uthmeier Sues Jacksonville, GOA Goes After ATF
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Breaking: Two Fronts Open Against Illegal Gun Registries — Uthmeier Sues Jacksonville, GOA Goes After ATF

Federal Agency
Breaking: SCOTUS Clears Alabama in Allen v. Caster — A 6-3 Lifeline for the Second Amendment House Majority
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Breaking: SCOTUS Clears Alabama in Allen v. Caster — A 6-3 Lifeline for the Second Amendment House Majority

Supreme Court
Breaking: Virginia Supreme Court Kills the 10-1 Gerrymander — and Democrats Float Firing Every Justice
19:42

Breaking: Virginia Supreme Court Kills the 10-1 Gerrymander — and Democrats Float Firing Every Justice

State Supreme Court
Justice Thomas Hits #2 on the All-Time SCOTUS Tenure List — and the 2A Owes Him Everything
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Justice Thomas Hits #2 on the All-Time SCOTUS Tenure List — and the 2A Owes Him Everything

Supreme Court
ATF Is Finally Tearing Down Biden's Gun-Control Rulebook — Brick by Brick
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ATF Is Finally Tearing Down Biden's Gun-Control Rulebook — Brick by Brick

Supreme Court
On Fox & Friends First: The Correspondents' Dinner Shooting, a Reckless Judge, and Meta's Child-Safety Day of Reckoning
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On Fox & Friends First: The Correspondents' Dinner Shooting, a Reckless Judge, and Meta's Child-Safety Day of Reckoning

Federal district court
Hawaii Capitulates: Non-Residents Win the Right to Apply for Concealed Carry in *Solinsky v. Lopez*
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Hawaii Capitulates: Non-Residents Win the Right to Apply for Concealed Carry in *Solinsky v. Lopez*

District Court
DOJ Sues Colorado and Denver — and Hoists Them on Their Own Petard
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DOJ Sues Colorado and Denver — and Hoists Them on Their Own Petard

Federal District Court
Breaking: Trump DOJ Targets AR-15 Bans — And Predicts SCOTUS Will Strike Them Nationwide
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Breaking: Trump DOJ Targets AR-15 Bans — And Predicts SCOTUS Will Strike Them Nationwide

Supreme Court
Breaking: KBJ's Own Dissent May Sink the Virginia Redistricting Power Grab
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Breaking: KBJ's Own Dissent May Sink the Virginia Redistricting Power Grab

Supreme Court
SCOTUS Clears the Way in Louisiana v. Callais — An 8-1 Mandate Order That Just Reshaped the 2026 Midterms and the Second Amendment
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SCOTUS Clears the Way in Louisiana v. Callais — An 8-1 Mandate Order That Just Reshaped the 2026 Midterms and the Second Amendment

Supreme Court
Amtrak's Lockbox Proposal Is a Win — But the Constitution Demands More Than a Lockbox
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Amtrak's Lockbox Proposal Is a Win — But the Constitution Demands More Than a Lockbox

The Trump DOJ Just Told Denver: Repeal Your 37-Year AR-15 Ban — or We'll See You in Court
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The Trump DOJ Just Told Denver: Repeal Your 37-Year AR-15 Ban — or We'll See You in Court

District Court
Inside the ATF Press Conference: Blanche's Mandate, Cekada's Reform Package, Leider's Architecture
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Inside the ATF Press Conference: Blanche's Mandate, Cekada's Reform Package, Leider's Architecture

Fifth Circuit Denies En Banc in Wilson — and Why That Is the Right Outcome for the Second Amendment Right Now
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Fifth Circuit Denies En Banc in Wilson — and Why That Is the Right Outcome for the Second Amendment Right Now

Court of Appeals
Unanimous Supreme Court Donor-List Win — Why Every 2A Organization Should Be Cheering
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Unanimous Supreme Court Donor-List Win — Why Every 2A Organization Should Be Cheering

Supreme Court
ATF Drops 34 Proposed Rule Changes the Day Cekada Is Confirmed
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ATF Drops 34 Proposed Rule Changes the Day Cekada Is Confirmed

Supreme Court
SCOTUS Just Saved the Midterms — and the Second Amendment
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SCOTUS Just Saved the Midterms — and the Second Amendment

Supreme Court
The Left's Security Complaints at the Correspondents' Dinner Are a Gift to the Second Amendment
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The Left's Security Complaints at the Correspondents' Dinner Are a Gift to the Second Amendment

Supreme Court
Tennessee's Deadly-Force Debate and the Missing Half of the Second Amendment
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Tennessee's Deadly-Force Debate and the Missing Half of the Second Amendment

White House Dinner Attack Alters 2A 'Gun Free Zones' Fight
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White House Dinner Attack Alters 2A 'Gun Free Zones' Fight

Supreme Court
DOJ 2A Error Demonstrates Why Team Trump Needs a 2nd Amendment Czar Now to Thwart the Deep State
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DOJ 2A Error Demonstrates Why Team Trump Needs a 2nd Amendment Czar Now to Thwart the Deep State

Supreme Court
Where the Trump DOJ Is Headed on the Second Amendment: A Post-NRA Convention Read
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Where the Trump DOJ Is Headed on the Second Amendment: A Post-NRA Convention Read

Supreme Court
What the Virginia Redistricting Fight Teaches the Second Amendment Movement
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What the Virginia Redistricting Fight Teaches the Second Amendment Movement

Hemingway's Alito Book Reports Kagan-Breyer Dobbs Clash: 2A Implications
15:18

Hemingway's Alito Book Reports Kagan-Breyer Dobbs Clash: 2A Implications

supreme-court
SCOTUS Denies Cert in Gardner and Peterson: Setback for Travelers and Suppressor Owners
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SCOTUS Denies Cert in Gardner and Peterson: Setback for Travelers and Suppressor Owners

supreme-court
Breaking: Trump DOJ Opens 2A Unit Hiring to Those Living Outside DC Swamp
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Breaking: Trump DOJ Opens 2A Unit Hiring to Those Living Outside DC Swamp

Senate Testimony Exposes the ATF's Billion-Record Gun Registry
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Senate Testimony Exposes the ATF's Billion-Record Gun Registry

federal-appellate
Harmeet Dhillon Warns Virginia Over AR-15 Ban, Calls for More Second Amendment Lawyers at DOJ
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Harmeet Dhillon Warns Virginia Over AR-15 Ban, Calls for More Second Amendment Lawyers at DOJ

supreme-court
Congressman Thomas Massie Makes the Case for the Second Amendment's Anti-Tyranny Purpose Before the Senate
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Congressman Thomas Massie Makes the Case for the Second Amendment's Anti-Tyranny Purpose Before the Senate

federal-supreme
DOJ Signals Reversal on Biden-Era Frame and Receiver Rule After Gun Owners of America Pressure
11:52

DOJ Signals Reversal on Biden-Era Frame and Receiver Rule After Gun Owners of America Pressure

federal-district
The Second Circuit's Stun Gun Ruling: How Burden-Shifting Nullifies the Second Amendment
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The Second Circuit's Stun Gun Ruling: How Burden-Shifting Nullifies the Second Amendment

federal-appellate
Virginia's Ghost Gun Ban Has No Historical Foundation — and the Founders Would Have Agreed
18:58

Virginia's Ghost Gun Ban Has No Historical Foundation — and the Founders Would Have Agreed

Why the Trump DOJ's Statement on the Frame-or-Receiver Rule May Not Mean What You Think
18:31

Why the Trump DOJ's Statement on the Frame-or-Receiver Rule May Not Mean What You Think

federal-district
DOJ Fires a Shot Across Virginia's Bow: Civil Rights Division Threatens Lawsuit Over AR-15 Ban
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DOJ Fires a Shot Across Virginia's Bow: Civil Rights Division Threatens Lawsuit Over AR-15 Ban

The Trump DOJ Keeps Getting Second Amendment Methodology Wrong — and It Matters
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The Trump DOJ Keeps Getting Second Amendment Methodology Wrong — and It Matters

federal-appellate
The Trump DOJ's Flawed Brief Against Suppressors and Short-Barreled Rifles in Brown v. ATF
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The Trump DOJ's Flawed Brief Against Suppressors and Short-Barreled Rifles in Brown v. ATF

federal-district
Trump's FY 2027 Budget Puts Second Amendment Front and Center
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Trump's FY 2027 Budget Puts Second Amendment Front and Center

The First Circuit's Incoherent Ruling on Maine's Waiting Period in Beckwith v. Frey
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The First Circuit's Incoherent Ruling on Maine's Waiting Period in Beckwith v. Frey

federal-appellate
The Trump DOJ's Baffling Error in the Benson Magazine Ban Case
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The Trump DOJ's Baffling Error in the Benson Magazine Ban Case

state-appellate
USPS Moves to Allow Handgun Mailing After DOJ Declares Nearly Century-Old Ban Unconstitutional
14:18

USPS Moves to Allow Handgun Mailing After DOJ Declares Nearly Century-Old Ban Unconstitutional

Who Should Replace Pam Bondi as Attorney General? A Second Amendment Analysis
19:46

Who Should Replace Pam Bondi as Attorney General? A Second Amendment Analysis

supreme-court
Hegseth Ends Gun-Free Zones on Military Bases: A Second Amendment Milestone
12:05

Hegseth Ends Gun-Free Zones on Military Bases: A Second Amendment Milestone

Trump Posts Mark Smith's Fox News Interview on Birthright Citizenship — Here's Why It Matters
9:43

Trump Posts Mark Smith's Fox News Interview on Birthright Citizenship — Here's Why It Matters

supreme-court
DOJ Fires Back at DC: Section 12601 Protects the Second Amendment, Too
16:38

DOJ Fires Back at DC: Section 12601 Protects the Second Amendment, Too

federal-district
Two SCOTUS Cases, One Historic Term — What Hemani and Wolford Mean for Your Gun Rights
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Two SCOTUS Cases, One Historic Term — What Hemani and Wolford Mean for Your Gun Rights

Supreme Court
Pam Bondi Fired: A Second Amendment Scorecard and the Solicitor General Problem
19:51

Pam Bondi Fired: A Second Amendment Scorecard and the Solicitor General Problem

supreme-court
The Labeling Game Is Over: How Chiles v. Salazar Destroys the 'Assault Weapon' Myth
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The Labeling Game Is Over: How Chiles v. Salazar Destroys the 'Assault Weapon' Myth

supreme-court
BREAKING: 8-1 SCOTUS Win in Chiles v. Salazar — Your License Doesn't Waive Your Rights
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BREAKING: 8-1 SCOTUS Win in Chiles v. Salazar — Your License Doesn't Waive Your Rights

Supreme Court
The 14th Amendment Actually Says What Trump Says It Says — Here's the History
15:11

The 14th Amendment Actually Says What Trump Says It Says — Here's the History

Supreme Court
BREAKING: The Biggest SCOTUS Win of Trump's Career Is Coming — Birthright Citizenship
13:47

BREAKING: The Biggest SCOTUS Win of Trump's Career Is Coming — Birthright Citizenship

Supreme Court
"The Trend Is Our Friend" — Stephen Halbrook on How Far We've Come on the Second Amendment
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"The Trend Is Our Friend" — Stephen Halbrook on How Far We've Come on the Second Amendment

Supreme Court
BREAKING: Federal Judge Gets 'Sensitive Places' Wrong in Texas Gun-Free Zone Ruling
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BREAKING: Federal Judge Gets 'Sensitive Places' Wrong in Texas Gun-Free Zone Ruling

District Court
The Case That Could Unlock Nationwide Concealed Carry: Gardner v. Maryland at SCOTUS
17:57

The Case That Could Unlock Nationwide Concealed Carry: Gardner v. Maryland at SCOTUS

Supreme Court
The Second Circuit's Stun Gun Shell Game — Shifting the Burden to Kill the Second Amendment
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The Second Circuit's Stun Gun Shell Game — Shifting the Burden to Kill the Second Amendment

Circuit Court
SCOTUS Just Handed the Gun Industry a 9-0 Win — They Just Don't Know It Yet
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SCOTUS Just Handed the Gun Industry a 9-0 Win — They Just Don't Know It Yet

Supreme Court
DC Just Got Spanked: Benson Win Sets Up the Magazine Ban Circuit Split SCOTUS Needs
18:48

DC Just Got Spanked: Benson Win Sets Up the Magazine Ban Circuit Split SCOTUS Needs

State/DC Court of Appeals
Virginia Democrats Are Playing With Fire: Nine Gun-Control Bills May Torch Their Redistricting Gambit
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Virginia Democrats Are Playing With Fire: Nine Gun-Control Bills May Torch Their Redistricting Gambit

The Trump DOJ Pistol Brace Brief Is Not the Crackdown Social Media Says It Is
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The Trump DOJ Pistol Brace Brief Is Not the Crackdown Social Media Says It Is

Federal District
DOJ's Harmeet Dhillon Is Watching Virginia — and That's Very Good News for Gun Owners
15:54

DOJ's Harmeet Dhillon Is Watching Virginia — and That's Very Good News for Gun Owners

Supreme Court
Breaking: FPC Fires a Direct Shot at New York's Times Square Gun Ban
16:48

Breaking: FPC Fires a Direct Shot at New York's Times Square Gun Ban

Federal District
FPC v. Bondi: Judge O'Connor Expands Post Office Injunction to All FPC and SAF Members — What It Means in Practice
18:16

FPC v. Bondi: Judge O'Connor Expands Post Office Injunction to All FPC and SAF Members — What It Means in Practice

Federal District
DC Scrambles to Save Its Magazine Ban — But the Circuit Split Is Already Done
18:51

DC Scrambles to Save Its Magazine Ban — But the Circuit Split Is Already Done

Federal Appellate
New Jersey Panics Over Benson — and Reveals a Fatal Contradiction
19:37

New Jersey Panics Over Benson — and Reveals a Fatal Contradiction

Federal Appellate
Breaking: Federal Court Expands Post Office Carry Injunction — FPC and SAF Members Win Big
18:46

Breaking: Federal Court Expands Post Office Carry Injunction — FPC and SAF Members Win Big

Federal District
Rhode v. Bonta — The Ninth Circuit Just Drew an 8–3 Republican En Banc Panel on California's Ammo Background Check Law
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Rhode v. Bonta — The Ninth Circuit Just Drew an 8–3 Republican En Banc Panel on California's Ammo Background Check Law

Federal Appellate
Breaking: DOJ Policy Change Drives Huge 2A Win — DC's Magazine Ban Is Crumbling
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Breaking: DOJ Policy Change Drives Huge 2A Win — DC's Magazine Ban Is Crumbling

Federal Appellate
What Makes a 'Sensitive Place' Constitutional? Halbrook and the Government Security Principle
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What Makes a 'Sensitive Place' Constitutional? Halbrook and the Government Security Principle

Supreme Court
Judge VanDyke's Blistering Dissent Forces the Ninth Circuit to Face Reality
12:03

Judge VanDyke's Blistering Dissent Forces the Ninth Circuit to Face Reality

Federal Appellate
Temple Gun Club v. Bondi — The Federal Machine Gun Ban Has No Constitutional Hook
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Temple Gun Club v. Bondi — The Federal Machine Gun Ban Has No Constitutional Hook

Federal District
Gardner v. Maryland: The Second Amendment Case That Could Unlock Nationwide Interstate Travel With a Firearm
18:29

Gardner v. Maryland: The Second Amendment Case That Could Unlock Nationwide Interstate Travel With a Firearm

Supreme Court
The Wait Is Over: Clement & Murphy Force the Supreme Court's Hand on Magazine Bans
15:43

The Wait Is Over: Clement & Murphy Force the Supreme Court's Hand on Magazine Bans

Supreme Court
The NFA Hits the Supreme Court — Peterson v. United States Is the Case to Watch
18:57

The NFA Hits the Supreme Court — Peterson v. United States Is the Case to Watch

Supreme Court
DC Declares Emergency After Court Strikes Its Magazine Ban — and the Panic Is Justified
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DC Declares Emergency After Court Strikes Its Magazine Ban — and the Panic Is Justified

District Court
Virginia Just Passed an AR-15 Ban — and the Supreme Court Bears Some Blame
14:56

Virginia Just Passed an AR-15 Ban — and the Supreme Court Bears Some Blame

Supreme Court
Solinsky v. Lopez: The Next Brick in the Wall for Nationwide Carry
16:00

Solinsky v. Lopez: The Next Brick in the Wall for Nationwide Carry

District Court
Benson v. United States Is Already Paying Dividends — at the Supreme Court
15:48

Benson v. United States Is Already Paying Dividends — at the Supreme Court

Supreme Court
The Ninth Circuit's Immigration Fight Exposes the Anti-Gun Crowd's Glaring Hypocrisy
19:10

The Ninth Circuit's Immigration Fight Exposes the Anti-Gun Crowd's Glaring Hypocrisy

Circuit Court
Federal Court Strikes D.C. Magazine Ban — and Creates the Circuit Split We've Been Waiting For
19:45

Federal Court Strikes D.C. Magazine Ban — and Creates the Circuit Split We've Been Waiting For

State Court
United States v. Hemani: Why the Government's 922(g)(3) Case Falls Apart at SCOTUS
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United States v. Hemani: Why the Government's 922(g)(3) Case Falls Apart at SCOTUS

Supreme Court
SCOTUS Goes 9-0 in Urias-Orellana v. Bondi — Federal Courts Can No Longer Reopen Asylum Cases
15:06

SCOTUS Goes 9-0 in Urias-Orellana v. Bondi — Federal Courts Can No Longer Reopen Asylum Cases

Supreme Court
SCOTUS Shuts Down New York's Racial Gerrymander 6-3 — Big Win for the Midterms
17:09

SCOTUS Shuts Down New York's Racial Gerrymander 6-3 — Big Win for the Midterms

Supreme Court
Stephen Halbrook: The Hughes Amendment Was Always Weaker Than ATF Pretended
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Stephen Halbrook: The Hughes Amendment Was Always Weaker Than ATF Pretended

Supreme Court
SCOTUS Vindicates Judge Benitez — and Delivers a Lesson for 2A Litigation
16:16

SCOTUS Vindicates Judge Benitez — and Delivers a Lesson for 2A Litigation

Supreme Court
United States v. Hemani Oral Argument: A Confusing Day That Went Better Than Expected
18:42

United States v. Hemani Oral Argument: A Confusing Day That Went Better Than Expected

Supreme Court
The Solicitor General Just Handed the Supreme Court the Worst Possible 2A Case — United States v. Hemani
20:44

The Solicitor General Just Handed the Supreme Court the Worst Possible 2A Case — United States v. Hemani

Supreme Court
The ATF Invented the Modern Machine Gun Ban — and Loper Bright May Undo It
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The ATF Invented the Modern Machine Gun Ban — and Loper Bright May Undo It

Supreme Court
Villarreal v. Texas Tells Us Exactly Who's Writing Callais — and Why That's a Massive Second Amendment Win
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Villarreal v. Texas Tells Us Exactly Who's Writing Callais — and Why That's a Massive Second Amendment Win

Supreme Court
West Virginia's Machine Gun Bill Could Destroy the Entire Hughes Amendment
19:46

West Virginia's Machine Gun Bill Could Destroy the Entire Hughes Amendment

Supreme Court
SCOTUS Just Drew the Line That Could End NFA Registration — Learning Resources v. Trump
18:42

SCOTUS Just Drew the Line That Could End NFA Registration — Learning Resources v. Trump

Supreme Court
West Virginia's Machine Gun Bill Is Legally Sound — Here's Why
19:00

West Virginia's Machine Gun Bill Is Legally Sound — Here's Why

Supreme Court
Florida Concedes: Non-Violent Felons Cannot Be Categorically Disarmed
18:56

Florida Concedes: Non-Violent Felons Cannot Be Categorically Disarmed

State Court
Can the Government Ban Transgender Individuals from Owning Guns? Here's the Legal Answer.
19:28

Can the Government Ban Transgender Individuals from Owning Guns? Here's the Legal Answer.

Supreme Court
Anti-Gunners Sabotage Themselves in Schoenthal v. Raoul — And It's Beautiful
19:42

Anti-Gunners Sabotage Themselves in Schoenthal v. Raoul — And It's Beautiful

Supreme Court
Trump DOJ and VA End Three-Decade NICS Abuse — 300,000 Veterans Get Their Rights Back
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Trump DOJ and VA End Three-Decade NICS Abuse — 300,000 Veterans Get Their Rights Back

Supreme Court
Koons & Siegel v. Platkin: The Third Circuit Takes On Gun-Free Zone Doctrine
19:33

Koons & Siegel v. Platkin: The Third Circuit Takes On Gun-Free Zone Doctrine

Circuit Court
Koons v. Platkin En Banc: The Third Circuit's Fight Over Whether 1791 or 1868 Controls the Second Amendment
18:38

Koons v. Platkin En Banc: The Third Circuit's Fight Over Whether 1791 or 1868 Controls the Second Amendment

Circuit Court
Justice Scalia's Own Voice: The Heller Bench Announcement, Ten Years After His Death
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Justice Scalia's Own Voice: The Heller Bench Announcement, Ten Years After His Death

Supreme Court
BREAKING: The Trump DOJ Just Filed a Flawed NFA Brief — Here's What Went Wrong
19:28

BREAKING: The Trump DOJ Just Filed a Flawed NFA Brief — Here's What Went Wrong

District Court
New Jersey Embarrassed at Third Circuit En Banc — A Ghost Statute and a 2A Reckoning
19:27

New Jersey Embarrassed at Third Circuit En Banc — A Ghost Statute and a 2A Reckoning

Circuit Court
If America Loses the AI War, the Second Amendment Goes With It
13:52

If America Loses the AI War, the Second Amendment Goes With It

New Hampshire HB 1793 Just Passed the House — Campus Carry Is Coming
16:18

New Hampshire HB 1793 Just Passed the House — Campus Carry Is Coming

State Court
California's 3D Printer Lawsuit Against Gatalog Is a First Amendment Disaster Waiting to Happen
41:46

California's 3D Printer Lawsuit Against Gatalog Is a First Amendment Disaster Waiting to Happen

Supreme Court
Koons & Siegel Head to Third Circuit En Banc — New Historical Study Proves Sensitive-Places Bans Require Government Security
18:00

Koons & Siegel Head to Third Circuit En Banc — New Historical Study Proves Sensitive-Places Bans Require Government Security

Circuit Court
Learn from the Gay Rights Movement: The Second Amendment Needs Sympathetic Plaintiffs
18:29

Learn from the Gay Rights Movement: The Second Amendment Needs Sympathetic Plaintiffs

Supreme Court
Fifth Circuit Rules Illegal Aliens Must Be Detained Without Bond — A Major Win for Trump's Immigration Agenda
15:33

Fifth Circuit Rules Illegal Aliens Must Be Detained Without Bond — A Major Win for Trump's Immigration Agenda

Circuit Court
Virginia Passes AR-15 Ban — and It Fails the Heller Test on Day One
19:13

Virginia Passes AR-15 Ban — and It Fails the Heller Test on Day One

Supreme Court
Virginia's HB 217 Tries to Disarm 18–20-Year-Olds — and the Historical Record Destroys It
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Virginia's HB 217 Tries to Disarm 18–20-Year-Olds — and the Historical Record Destroys It

State Court
Fourth Circuit Vacates DEI Injunction — A Big Win for Trump and the Rule of Law
15:14

Fourth Circuit Vacates DEI Injunction — A Big Win for Trump and the Rule of Law

Circuit Court
Judge Willett's One-Man Mission to Revive the Structural Constitution
15:53

Judge Willett's One-Man Mission to Revive the Structural Constitution

Circuit Court
Jeanine Pirro's DC Carry Warning — What She Got Wrong, What She Got Right, and What It Reveals
19:53

Jeanine Pirro's DC Carry Warning — What She Got Wrong, What She Got Right, and What It Reveals

Supreme Court
Peter Schweizer's Invisible Coup: How Weaponized Immigration Threatens the Second Amendment
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Peter Schweizer's Invisible Coup: How Weaponized Immigration Threatens the Second Amendment

Supreme Court
Hawaii's Pre-Emptive Retreat: SB3041 Is Just the Vampire Rule With a Neon Sign
17:48

Hawaii's Pre-Emptive Retreat: SB3041 Is Just the Vampire Rule With a Neon Sign

Supreme Court
Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Lifetime Gun Ban for Meth Possession — *United States v. Hembree*
19:23

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Lifetime Gun Ban for Meth Possession — *United States v. Hembree*

Circuit Court
CBS News Interview: Carrying at a Protest Is Your Right — Until You Cross the Line
6:36

CBS News Interview: Carrying at a Protest Is Your Right — Until You Cross the Line

Circuit Court
Virginia Court Blocks Democrat Mid-Decade Redistricting Power Grab
20:50

Virginia Court Blocks Democrat Mid-Decade Redistricting Power Grab

State Court
Trump DOJ Goes to War on Massachusetts's Handgun Roster — and Gets the Bruen Methodology Right
19:01

Trump DOJ Goes to War on Massachusetts's Handgun Roster — and Gets the Bruen Methodology Right

Circuit Court
Bost v. Illinois: SCOTUS Just Slammed the Door on the Left's Standing Dodge
18:58

Bost v. Illinois: SCOTUS Just Slammed the Door on the Left's Standing Dodge

Supreme Court
BREAKING: DOJ Fires Back at Virginia's Magazine Ban
17:45

BREAKING: DOJ Fires Back at Virginia's Magazine Ban

Supreme Court
Eighth Circuit Slaps Down Minneapolis Immigration Injunction — A Win for Separation of Powers
15:44

Eighth Circuit Slaps Down Minneapolis Immigration Injunction — A Win for Separation of Powers

Circuit Court
BREAKING: Trump Administration Stands Up for the Second Amendment — and Gets It Mostly Right
12:59

BREAKING: Trump Administration Stands Up for the Second Amendment — and Gets It Mostly Right

Supreme Court
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Defends Black Codes as Second Amendment Precedent in Wolford v. Lopez
16:41

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Defends Black Codes as Second Amendment Precedent in Wolford v. Lopez

Supreme Court
Kipke v. Moore and the Right to Carry at Protests — What the Fourth Circuit Got Wrong
19:38

Kipke v. Moore and the Right to Carry at Protests — What the Fourth Circuit Got Wrong

Circuit Court
Wolford v. Lopez: The Supreme Court Looks Ready to Bury Hawaii's Vampire Rule
16:17

Wolford v. Lopez: The Supreme Court Looks Ready to Bury Hawaii's Vampire Rule

Supreme Court
SCOTUS Hears Wolford v. Lopez — Hawaii's 'Vampire Rule' Is on Life Support
19:07

SCOTUS Hears Wolford v. Lopez — Hawaii's 'Vampire Rule' Is on Life Support

Supreme Court
PBS News Weekend Is Off the Air — and That's a Win for the Second Amendment
11:11

PBS News Weekend Is Off the Air — and That's a Win for the Second Amendment

Sheriff Judd Lays Out Why Sanctuary Cities Are the Real ICE Problem
17:19

Sheriff Judd Lays Out Why Sanctuary Cities Are the Real ICE Problem

Supreme Court
The OLC Memo's Hidden Payload: Five Second Amendment Rights the Media Missed
19:33

The OLC Memo's Hidden Payload: Five Second Amendment Rights the Media Missed

Supreme Court
DOJ Declares 18 U.S.C. § 1715 Unconstitutional — and It's a Bigger Deal Than You Think
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DOJ Declares 18 U.S.C. § 1715 Unconstitutional — and It's a Bigger Deal Than You Think

Supreme Court
The Machine Gun Ban's Achilles' Heel — United States v. Wilson Opens the Door
18:33

The Machine Gun Ban's Achilles' Heel — United States v. Wilson Opens the Door

Circuit Court
Federal Judges Make the Case for Nationwide Carry — and Accidentally Make Our Case Too
17:21

Federal Judges Make the Case for Nationwide Carry — and Accidentally Make Our Case Too

Circuit Court
When the Left Sides With Criminals: What the ICE Backlash Tells Us About the Second Amendment
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When the Left Sides With Criminals: What the ICE Backlash Tells Us About the Second Amendment

State Court
Trump DOJ Steps Into Rhode v. Bonta — and the Stakes Go Way Beyond Ammo
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Trump DOJ Steps Into Rhode v. Bonta — and the Stakes Go Way Beyond Ammo

Circuit Court
Tennessee's Appeal Brief in Hughes v. Lee Gets the History Dead Wrong
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Tennessee's Appeal Brief in Hughes v. Lee Gets the History Dead Wrong

State Court
The Maduro Capture Is an Arrest, Not a Kidnapping — and Here's Why That Defense Fails
6:03

The Maduro Capture Is an Arrest, Not a Kidnapping — and Here's Why That Defense Fails

District Court
DOJ Enters Rhode v. Bonta — and Calls California's Ammo Background Check an Unconstitutional Outlier
16:35

DOJ Enters Rhode v. Bonta — and Calls California's Ammo Background Check an Unconstitutional Outlier

Circuit Court
Pam Bondi Is Not Coming for Your Machine Gun — The Maduro Indictment Explained
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Pam Bondi Is Not Coming for Your Machine Gun — The Maduro Indictment Explained

District Court
Trump Arrests Maduro — and the NFA Machine Gun Charge Is Not the Win You Think It Is
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Trump Arrests Maduro — and the NFA Machine Gun Charge Is Not the Win You Think It Is

District Court
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California's Open Carry Ban in Baird v. Bonta
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Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California's Open Carry Ban in Baird v. Bonta

Circuit Court
New York's New Mayor Just Declared War on Rugged Individualism — and That Means Your Guns
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New York's New Mayor Just Declared War on Rugged Individualism — and That Means Your Guns

Trump DOJ Sues Virginia Over Illegal Alien In-State Tuition — and the Second Amendment Stakes Are Real
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Trump DOJ Sues Virginia Over Illegal Alien In-State Tuition — and the Second Amendment Stakes Are Real

District Court
DOJ Defends the Federal Switchblade Act in Knife Rights v. Bondi — And the Brief Cannot Be Squared With Heller
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DOJ Defends the Federal Switchblade Act in Knife Rights v. Bondi — And the Brief Cannot Be Squared With Heller

Circuit Court
Judge Benitez Just Saved California Parents — A Class-Wide Injunction in Mirabelli v. Olson
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Judge Benitez Just Saved California Parents — A Class-Wide Injunction in Mirabelli v. Olson

District Court
The Anti-Gunners Just Proved Our Case: 717 Million 11+ Round Magazines and the End of the 'Unusual' Argument
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The Anti-Gunners Just Proved Our Case: 717 Million 11+ Round Magazines and the End of the 'Unusual' Argument

Supreme Court
Tenth Circuit Locks In Ortega v. Grisham — New Mexico's 7-Day Waiting Period Stays Dead
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Tenth Circuit Locks In Ortega v. Grisham — New Mexico's 7-Day Waiting Period Stays Dead

Circuit Court
DOJ Sues DC Over Its AR-15 Ban — The First Affirmative 2A Lawsuit From Bondi and Dhillon's New Civil Rights Section
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DOJ Sues DC Over Its AR-15 Ban — The First Affirmative 2A Lawsuit From Bondi and Dhillon's New Civil Rights Section

District Court
The Cleanest Explanation of Bruen Step Two I Have Heard — Professor J. Joel Alicea on Substantive vs. Incidental Features
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The Cleanest Explanation of Bruen Step Two I Have Heard — Professor J. Joel Alicea on Substantive vs. Incidental Features

Supreme Court
History, Not Hoplophobia: The Fifth Circuit Just Gutted 922(g)(1) As Applied to a Deadbeat Dad Who Paid
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History, Not Hoplophobia: The Fifth Circuit Just Gutted 922(g)(1) As Applied to a Deadbeat Dad Who Paid

Circuit Court
SCOTUS Calls for a Response in Schoenthal v. Raoul — Illinois Has to Defend Its Transit Carry Ban
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SCOTUS Calls for a Response in Schoenthal v. Raoul — Illinois Has to Defend Its Transit Carry Ban

Supreme Court
Bondi DOJ Sues the Virgin Islands — and Lights the Fuse on Every May-Issue Holdout Left
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Bondi DOJ Sues the Virgin Islands — and Lights the Fuse on Every May-Issue Holdout Left

District Court
Judge Thapar Just Wrote the Definitive Opinion on Why Illegal Aliens Have No Second Amendment Rights
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Judge Thapar Just Wrote the Definitive Opinion on Why Illegal Aliens Have No Second Amendment Rights

Circuit Court
Breaking: Third Circuit Goes En Banc on New Jersey's AR-15 Ban — Before the Panel Even Rules
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Breaking: Third Circuit Goes En Banc on New Jersey's AR-15 Ban — Before the Panel Even Rules

Court of Appeals
Breaking: DOGE Deploys AI to Gut 50+ ATF Regulations — This Is the Deregulation Gun Owners Have Been Waiting For
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Breaking: DOGE Deploys AI to Gut 50+ ATF Regulations — This Is the Deregulation Gun Owners Have Been Waiting For

Breaking: Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California's Ammunition Background Check Law — Rhode v. Bonta
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Breaking: Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California's Ammunition Background Check Law — Rhode v. Bonta

Circuit Court
Trump v. Boyle: SCOTUS Delivers 6–3 Win for Executive Power — and What It Means for Your Second Amendment Rights
13:27

Trump v. Boyle: SCOTUS Delivers 6–3 Win for Executive Power — and What It Means for Your Second Amendment Rights

Supreme Court
Breaking: Gun Owners of America Sues to Kill the Prohibition-Era Federal Handgun Mail Ban
12:46

Breaking: Gun Owners of America Sues to Kill the Prohibition-Era Federal Handgun Mail Ban

federal-district
BREAKING: Six Gun Rights Heavyweights File the Best Suppressor Complaint Ever Written — And New Jersey Is the Target
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BREAKING: Six Gun Rights Heavyweights File the Best Suppressor Complaint Ever Written — And New Jersey Is the Target

district-court
CBS CANCELS THE LATE SHOW — And the Second Amendment Is Winning the Culture War
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CBS CANCELS THE LATE SHOW — And the Second Amendment Is Winning the Culture War

NRA v. Vullo — The Second Circuit Just Neutered a 9–0 SCOTUS Win
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NRA v. Vullo — The Second Circuit Just Neutered a 9–0 SCOTUS Win

Supreme Court
DOJ Revives 925(c) Rights-Restoration Program — and It Could Affect Millions
12:34

DOJ Revives 925(c) Rights-Restoration Program — and It Could Affect Millions

Circuit Court
The Biden Pistol Brace Rule Is Dead — Mock v. Bondi Makes It Official
15:39

The Biden Pistol Brace Rule Is Dead — Mock v. Bondi Makes It Official

District Court
Seventh Circuit Rules Unanimously: Illegal Aliens Have No Second Amendment Rights
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Seventh Circuit Rules Unanimously: Illegal Aliens Have No Second Amendment Rights

Circuit Court
The Federal Law That Says You Can't Buy a Handgun Across State Lines — And Why It's Going to Lose
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The Federal Law That Says You Can't Buy a Handgun Across State Lines — And Why It's Going to Lose

District Court
The CCW Choke Point: Six Games Anti-Gun States Play to Kill Your Carry Rights After Bruen
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The CCW Choke Point: Six Games Anti-Gun States Play to Kill Your Carry Rights After Bruen

Supreme Court
SCOTUS Just Gave Trump the Green Light to Gut the Department of Education — 6-3
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SCOTUS Just Gave Trump the Green Light to Gut the Department of Education — 6-3

Supreme Court
The Epstein Files Firestorm: How a Trial Lawyer Actually Weighs the Evidence
17:45

The Epstein Files Firestorm: How a Trial Lawyer Actually Weighs the Evidence

The Tenth Circuit Hears the Machine-Gun Ban Case That Could Reshape the Second Amendment
21:05

The Tenth Circuit Hears the Machine-Gun Ban Case That Could Reshape the Second Amendment

Circuit Court
Breaking: Second Circuit Tosses Biden DOJ's Election Meme Prosecution — Douglass Mackey Wins
15:20

Breaking: Second Circuit Tosses Biden DOJ's Election Meme Prosecution — Douglass Mackey Wins

federal-appeals
Breaking: Obama-Appointed Judge Dismisses Lawsuit to Restore $820 Million in Anti-Gun Grants
12:17

Breaking: Obama-Appointed Judge Dismisses Lawsuit to Restore $820 Million in Anti-Gun Grants

district
Sixth Circuit Rules the Government Can't Just Keep Your Guns — Novak v. Federspiel
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Sixth Circuit Rules the Government Can't Just Keep Your Guns — Novak v. Federspiel

circuit
Breaking: SCOTUS Grants 8–1 Stay in Trump v. AFGE — Federal Workforce Overhaul Cleared to Proceed
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Breaking: SCOTUS Grants 8–1 Stay in Trump v. AFGE — Federal Workforce Overhaul Cleared to Proceed

supreme-court
Breaking: Ninth Circuit Spanks California's Gun Advertising Ban — Entire Statute Enjoined
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Breaking: Ninth Circuit Spanks California's Gun Advertising Ban — Entire Statute Enjoined

circuit
Breaking: Good Guys With Guns Stop a Mass Shooting — and Prove the Sensitive-Places Argument Wrong
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Breaking: Good Guys With Guns Stop a Mass Shooting — and Prove the Sensitive-Places Argument Wrong

The Big Beautiful Bill Just Handed Us the Key to Destroy NFA Registration
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The Big Beautiful Bill Just Handed Us the Key to Destroy NFA Registration

district-court
BREAKING: Barrett Eviscerates Jackson in Trump v. CASA — And the Second Amendment Stakes Are Enormous
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BREAKING: Barrett Eviscerates Jackson in Trump v. CASA — And the Second Amendment Stakes Are Enormous

Supreme Court
Breaking: Trump DOJ Lets Landmark 18-to-20 Handgun Ruling Stand — A Precedent-Setting 2A Win
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Breaking: Trump DOJ Lets Landmark 18-to-20 Handgun Ruling Stand — A Precedent-Setting 2A Win

Court of Appeals
Philadelphia's Open-Carry Ban Just Got Struck Down — Here's Why It Matters
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Philadelphia's Open-Carry Ban Just Got Struck Down — Here's Why It Matters

state-appellate
Ninth Circuit Unanimously Strikes California's One-Gun-a-Month Law
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Ninth Circuit Unanimously Strikes California's One-Gun-a-Month Law

Federal Circuit Court
NFA Reform Deep Dive: How the Big Beautiful Bill Could Gut the 1934 Gun Tax Regime
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NFA Reform Deep Dive: How the Big Beautiful Bill Could Gut the 1934 Gun Tax Regime

Supreme Court
BREAKING: Fifth Circuit Withdraws Disastrous Peterson Suppressor Opinion
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BREAKING: Fifth Circuit Withdraws Disastrous Peterson Suppressor Opinion

federal-appellate
Snope and Ocean State Tactical Denied — But Kavanaugh's Statement Rewrites the Endgame
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Snope and Ocean State Tactical Denied — But Kavanaugh's Statement Rewrites the Endgame

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For the First Time in American History, the DOJ Is Pushing for 2A Wins at the Supreme Court
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For the First Time in American History, the DOJ Is Pushing for 2A Wins at the Supreme Court

Supreme Court
SCOTUS Lets Young Adult Carry Win Stand — Eighth Circuit Strikes Minnesota's Age Ban
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SCOTUS Lets Young Adult Carry Win Stand — Eighth Circuit Strikes Minnesota's Age Ban

supreme-court
ATF Is in Huge Trouble — And That's Good News for the Second Amendment
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ATF Is in Huge Trouble — And That's Good News for the Second Amendment

The Ninth Circuit's En Banc Duncan Ruling Is Wrong — and VanDyke's Dissent Proves It
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The Ninth Circuit's En Banc Duncan Ruling Is Wrong — and VanDyke's Dissent Proves It

Court of Appeals
The SCOTUS USAID Stay Denial Is Totally Overblown — Here Is What the Court Actually Did
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The SCOTUS USAID Stay Denial Is Totally Overblown — Here Is What the Court Actually Did

Supreme Court
TikTok Cert Granted: When the Soapbox Goes to the Supreme Court
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TikTok Cert Granted: When the Soapbox Goes to the Supreme Court

supreme-court
The NYT's Gun Crime Map Just Made the Case for the Second Amendment
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The NYT's Gun Crime Map Just Made the Case for the Second Amendment

Garland v. Cargill: The Supreme Court Dismantles ATF's Bump Stock Overreach
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Garland v. Cargill: The Supreme Court Dismantles ATF's Bump Stock Overreach

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